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> [The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how it ages-and what to design next time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/the-vast-majority-of-the-shuttle-program-was-a-success-we-learned-so/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/eileen-collins-41444_age_the-vast-majority-of-the-shuttle-program_2928556.png)

> [I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day basis because I really don't need to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/i-m-honored-to-be-the-first-woman-to-have-the-opportunity-to-command/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/eileen-collins-41444_bases_i-m-honored-to-be-the-first-woman-to-hav_3187175.png)

## More by Eileen Collins

> [We want to explore. We're curious people. Look back over history, people have put their lives at stake to go out and explore ...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/we-want-to-explore-we-re-curious-people-look-back-over-history-people/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [I wanted to apply to the astronaut program after the Challenger accident](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/i-wanted-to-apply-to-the-astronaut-program-after-the-challenger/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [ Because of \[Amelia Earhart\], we had more women available to fly in the 1940's to help us get through World War II. And because… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/because-of-amelia-earhart-we-had-more-women-available-to-fly-in-the/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [I have no nerves, no emotion, no pressure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/i-have-no-nerves-no-emotion-no-pressure/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [Some people said, “we don't want to risk astronauts lives anymore, we need to stop doing this”. The astronauts don't feel that wayWe fly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/some-people-said-we-don-t-want-to-risk-astronauts-lives-anymore-we/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [My daughter just thinks that all moms fly the Space Shuttle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/my-daughter-just-thinks-that-all-moms-fly-the-space-shuttle/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [The atmosphere almost looks like an eggshell on an egg, it's so thin. We know that we don't have much air - we need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/the-atmosphere-almost-looks-like-an-eggshell-on-an-egg-it-s-so-thin/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [The vast majority of the shuttle program was a success. We learned so much about how a reusable spacecraft interacts with its environment, how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/the-vast-majority-of-the-shuttle-program-was-a-success-we-learned-so/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [I don’t think of myself as being a woman and having anything to prove,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-being-a-woman-and-having-anything-to-prove/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

> [I'm honored to be the first woman to have the opportunity to command the shuttle. I don't really think about that on a day-to-day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-collins/i-m-honored-to-be-the-first-woman-to-have-the-opportunity-to-command/)

[Eileen Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eileen-collins/)

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